Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | " But I 'm for it . " |
2 | Because , although Jesus was speaking to the people there , his words were not just for them , but they 're for us as well and these are conversations that we can well eavesdrop on and learn something , I 'm sure , for our benefit . |
3 | They may seem inconvenient , but they are for your own safety . |
4 | Inside there is more marble , — the marbled floor is very good — but it is for its art that the interior is famous . |
5 | It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves . |
6 | The specimen may be of blood or urine , but it is for me to decide which . |
7 | Towards the end of his time with us , Peter began to develop a midfield role in the craftier confines of Division Two , but it is for his goalscoring exploits that Palace fans chiefly remember him . |
8 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |
9 | Come here to see me if you will ; mother asks you , and I want you , but it is for you to come or not as you feel best , or as you like . |
10 | But it is for you already , any fool can see you 're in no shape to continue . |
11 | ‘ Call it a wedding gift , ’ he advised harshly , ‘ but it is for you alone , not a thing to share with your future husband . |
12 | In England , no such evidence has come forward , but it is for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide whether he is convinced by the evidence . |
13 | But it 's for me too — I got such a buzz out of seeing the kids ’ faces at that show . |
14 | ‘ Nobody wants to exterminate them but it 's for their own good . |
15 | Now this last one here is called Living the Prayer and it 's like the other quite a few of the others , erm but it 's for you , it 's not for not for us it 's not to be shared . |
16 | It 's very little , all I 've managed to save , but it 's for you to use until I come back . |